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English verb: go for | |||
| 1. | go for (stative) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | ||
| Samples | The same laws apply to you!. This theory holds for all irrational numbers. The same rules go for everyone. | ||
| Synonyms | apply, hold | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| Verb group | apply, lend oneself | ||
| 2. | go for (communication) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | ||
| Samples | I cannot accept your invitation. I go for this resolution. | ||
| Synonyms | accept, consent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agree, allow, buckle under, contract in, countenance, give, give in, knuckle under, let, permit, settle, succumb, take in charge, undertake, yield | ||
| Antonyms | refuse, decline | ||
| 3. | go for (cognition) intend with some possibility of fulfilment | ||
| Samples | I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening. | ||
| Synonyms | hope | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be after, plan | ||
| 4. | go for (emotion) have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||
| Samples | She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window. | ||
| Examples | They go for more bread | ||
| Synonyms | fancy, take to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire, want | ||
| Entail | like | ||
| 5. | go for (competition) make an attempt at achieving something | ||
| Samples | She tried for the Olympics. | ||
| Synonyms | try for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compete, contend, vie | ||
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